Opera < 8.01 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18503

Synopsis

The remote host has an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host is earlier than 8.01 and thus reportedly affected by multiple issues :

- It may be possible for a malicious website to spoof dialog boxes.

- It may be possible for a XMLHttpRequest object to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

- The installed version is affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

- When using the GET form, file path information could be disclosed.

Solution

Install Opera 8.01 or later.

See Also

http://web.archive.org/web/20170714204701/http://www.opera.com:80/docs/changelogs/windows/801/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18503

File Name: opera_multiple_flaws3.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/16/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Required KB Items: SMB/Opera/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1420, CVE-2005-1475

BID: 6962, 12723, 13970, 13969, 14009

CWE: 79

Secunia: 13253, 15008, 15411, 15423, 15488